Atlanta Braves’ Marcell Ozuna Suffers Minor Face Injury
By Bryce Waller
Is there a happy ending in the Marcell and Genesis Ozuna dispute?
This morning Andy Slater of Fox Sports reported that recently acquired Atlanta Braves outfielder, Marcell Ozuna, had allegedly suffered a “facial injury” at the hands of his wife, Genesis. The tweet mentions that Ozuna was struck with a soap dish.
SLATER SCOOP: Braves OF Marcell Ozuna recently suffered a facial injury after his wife allegedly hit him with a soap dish, sources say.
— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) June 5, 2020
Ozuna's wife, Genesis, was arrested after a 2-week police investigation and charged with domestic battery.
There’s no word publicly about the extent of the injury.
It appears that the altercation took place two weeks ago and that Genesis was arrested this morning after the local police had concluded their investigation. Genesis pleaded “not guilty” to the charges and there is currently a “stay-away” order in place.
The couple have several children together.
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— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) June 5, 2020
Fire rescue checked out Ozuna's facial injury which was said to be a "small laceration."
His wife pleaded not guilty and was given a stay-away order.
After Slater broke the story, Marcell Ozuna posted a story on Instagram (@thebigbear13ozuna) that would seem to indicate that in between the altercation two weeks ago and today that some tensions have been resolved between the couple.
Ozuna posted a photo of a necklace with two doll-like characters holding hands with the names “Marcell” and “Ozuna” written on the characters. He captioned the photo with “Tu y yo para que la lleves en tu pecho siempre,” which translates to “Me and you so that we will always be on your chest [heart].”
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TMZ Sports reported that there has been a motion to alter, possibly remove, the stay-away order. This motion along with the Instagram post are positive signs that this ordeal with conclude with a happy ending for the family.